San Antonio College Library

"New York City mayor Robert F. Wagner governed during a period of momentous change in local politics. In this era -- too often viewed as a mere prelude to the dramatic events of the Lindsay years and the fiscal crisis of the mid 1970s -- important policy changes took place in the fields of housing, education, race and labor relations, and in the structures of local governance. This book focuses on the institutional structures that were reconstituted...

The Birth of Empire chronicles not only the life of an important political leader but the accomplishments that underlay his success. As mayor of New York City, for example, Clinton was instrumental in the founding of the public-school system. He sponsored countless measures to promote cultural enrichment as well as educational opportunities for New Yorkers, and helped to establish and lead such institutions as the New-York Historical Society, the...